"Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt" Arises from April Fool's Joke

April 8, 2008

Fairfax, Va.-based DVICE, the gadget store on the Think Geek Web site, recently created a T-shirt with a workable speaker. For April Fools Day, the Web site posted an image of a black T-shirt with a working speaker on the front as an April Fool's joke. Think Geek didn't think such a T-shirt would be popular or that people would ever pay money for it, but people soon began e-mailing the company asking for the T-shirt.

The Web site quickly printed the T-shirt with a workable speaker, which has a pocket remote that plays either music or sound effects. The name of the T-shirt is 'Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt' and is available on the Think Geek Web site. Read full article >>

Source: Polo-shirts.com

EDUN LIVE Promotes Sustainability in Africa
The premise was pretty simple. When EDUN, a fashion company specializing in organic, eco-friendly clothing and graphic T-shirts, was founded in 2005 by musician, activist and philanthropist Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, the duo also wanted to focus on sustainable employment on the ground level in the region where the clothing is produced: sub-Saharan Africa.
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Flame-Resistant Apparel Heats Up Industrial Market
Glen Raven, a technical fabrics maker in Glen Raven, N.C., and G&K Services, Minneapolis, a branded identity apparel provider, recently teamed up to provide uniforms to the industrial apparel market that feature inherent flame-resistant (FR) properties.
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American Apparel Supports Cleaner Cotton Campaign
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Sandler Shows Off Vapor Apparel
When Christopher Bernat's phone rang after the 2008 MTV Movie Awards aired in June, he couldn't have been happier about the news he received: Adam Sandler had worn a Vapor Apparel T-shirt as he accepted MTV's Generation Award during the show.
October 01, 2008

Brother Launches GT-541 Art Tool
Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., will soon release Professional Designs Quickly (PDQ), a design tool that enables GT-541 inkjet garment printer users to quickly create high-quality designs at affordable prices, thus eliminating the learning curve associated with complex graphics programs, according to the company.
October 01, 2008